Is QA0.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. QA0.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does QA0.8 sit in the tabular list?

Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-QA0), in the block Genetic disorders, not elsewhere classified (QA0).

QA0.8

QA0.8 — Other neurodevelopmental disorders related to pathogenic variants in other specific genes

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

QA0.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other neurodevelopmental disorders related to pathogenic variants in other specific genes. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Risk adjustment

QA0.8 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

How QA0.8 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to QA0.8.

Disorder›neurodevelopmental›specified NEC›related to pathogenic variants in specific genes NEC

Related codes at this level

Codes that share QA0. If QA0.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

QA0.0Neurodevelopmental disorders related to pathogenic variants in specific genes

Questions about QA0.8

Is QA0.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. QA0.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does QA0.8 sit in the tabular list?: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-QA0), in the block Genetic disorders, not elsewhere classified (QA0).